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Monthly Archives: April 2016

Who will speak for the Kingdom? Bloomberg’ 21st April piece on His Royal Highness Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS) makes for an interesting read. It is the latest in a series of profiles that paint a portrait of the prince with unfettered access (for the

My African adventures. Nairobi. A business nomad recaps three years of on again, off again travel to Nairobi. Nairobi, May 2013. I can see city lights and a highway snaking below under halogen lights as we make our approach to the runway . I am thinking Marathon

ILAAP ALM LCR Reports template validator This product is designed for banking professionals, consultants, implementation teams and model auditors responsible for asset liability management and risk management model testing, validation and audits within banking and other deposit taking institutions. The tool is designed to validate

Market Volatility – Are markets more volatile today? 2016 edition. I have been spending a great deal of time thinking about market volatility recently. Market volatility has many faces but there are two specific ones that interest traders. If you trade options for a living,

5 Signals from Doha. Did we get any trading signals from the meeting of oil producers in Doha this Sunday? 1. Who is behind the driving wheels in Saudi Arabia? It is official if you had any lingering doubts. Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman is now

Better Excel Charts. Add clarity, impact to your presentation Sometimes in the midst of an exploratory trip with a data set a relationship just jumps out and surprises you. This happened yesterday evening as I was fooling around with a thesis. While doing my work I noted down

US Rig productivity, rig count and US oil production. Relationship or paradox? Pick up any news source and every week for the last few weeks you will see a mention of the steep decline in US rig counts beginning November 2014. From validating the Saudi oil

Doha Oil Output Freeze talks. 7 Questions for Oil trading playbook in April. On April 17th 2016 a dozen key oil producers, OPEC members and non-members, will meet in Doha, Qatar to discuss the future of oil prices. The big item on the table is

A guide to reverse stress testing A typical stress test creates a scenario and evaluates how a bank would fare under it. Compared to reverse stress testing, conventional stress tests are used to assure shareholders, regulators and customers that the capital on bank balance sheet